Suburb in Wangaratta

Eldorado, VIC

Eldorado had a population of 382 at the 2021 Census (−0.8% since 2016). Median age 52.0. Median weekly household income $1,312. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Eldorado at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Victoria.

In Hume

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Eldorado's population shrank by 0.8% to 382, slower than Victoria as a whole (+9.7%). With a median age of 52.0, it is older than the VIC average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 9.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 18.3%.

11.3% of households rent, a smaller share than the VIC average of 28.9%. 46.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 155 households.

The median household earns $1,312 a week, below the VIC average of $1,759. Renters pay a median $225 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,300 a month.

9.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the VIC average of 31.6%. 2.5% use a language other than English at home. 50.4% report no religion, higher than the VIC average (42.1%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Eldorado beside VIC and Australia.

MeasureEldoradoVICAustralia
Population3826,503,49125,422,788
Growth since 2016−0.8%+9.7%+8.6%
Median age52.038.038.0
Households1552,390,2329,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.1%14.3%
Renting11.3%28.9%31.1%
Owned outright46.0%32.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,312$1,759$1,746
Median rent a week$225$370$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,300$1,859$1,863
Born overseas9.5%31.6%29.3%
Other language at home2.5%29.1%23.6%
No religion50.4%42.1%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−0.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3492011
  2. 3852016
  3. 3822021

Age

Median age 52.0, against 38.0 for Victoria.

Eldorado Victoria
Share of people by age, Eldorado and Victoria
0–99.9%
10–1910.5%
20–295.8%
30–397.1%
40–4915.2%
50–5919.1%
60–6914.4%
70–7914.9%
80+3.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Eldorado at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English43.9%
  2. Australian42.7%
  3. Scottish17.9%
  4. Irish17.3%
  5. German6.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Spanish1.7%
  2. German1.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England4.0%
  2. New Zealand2.8%
  3. Scotland1.4%
  4. Ireland1.1%
  5. the Netherlands0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Eldorado

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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